JACK ARONS
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 1st DCA | 2021-08-19
No. 21-0440
Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2021)

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Holding

A pro se litigant who engages in repetitious, frivolous filings that constitute an abuse of the legal process may be barred from future pro se filings in the appellate court.


Headnotes

[1] A court may bar a pro se litigant from filing future pro se appeals when the litigant's filings are repetitious and frivolous and constitute an abuse of the legal process…

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Key Quotes

“Appellant's repetitious, frivolous filings have become an abuse of the legal process.”

Court's justification for imposing sanctions

Facts & Procedural History

Jack Arons, a pro se appellant, filed another postconviction appeal in a criminal case (Leon County Circuit Court case number 15-CF-1174). The court h…

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Opinion of the Court
Kelsey

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.315(a). In an opinion disposing of Appellant’s last postconviction appeal, the Court warned Appellant that future frivolous pro se filings “may result in the imposition of sanctions, including a prohibition against any further pro se filings in this Court and a referral to the appropriate institution for disciplinary procedures.” Arons v. State, 298 So. 3d 130 (Fla. 1st DCA 2020). We conclude this appeal is frivolous. Appellant’s repetitious, frivolous filings have become an abuse of the legal process. Accordingly, Appellant is now barred from future pro se filings in this Court related to Leon County Circuit Court case number 15-CF-1174. This includes any post-disposition motion filed in this case. The Clerk of this Court is directed not to accept any future filings concerning Leon County Circuit Court case number 15-CF-1174 unless they are filed by a member in good standing of the Florida Bar. The Clerk of this Court is also directed to forward a certified copy of this Opinion to the facility in which Appellant is incarcerated, for imposition of any disciplinary action that may be considered appropriate. See §§ 944.279, 944.28, Fla. Stat. LEWIS, OSTERHAUS, and KELSEY, JJ., concur. _____________________________


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